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Christian, John Thomas was born on November 2, 1936 in New York City. Son of Thomas Douglas and Evelyn Catherine (Maestri) Christian.
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Risk and reliability analysis is an area of growing importance in geotechnical engineering, where many variables have to be considered. Statistics, reliability modeling and engineering judgement are employed together to develop risk and decision analyses for civil engineering systems. The resulting engineering models are used to make probabilistic predictions, which are applied to geotechnical problems. Reliability & Statistics in Geotechnical Engineering comprehensively covers the subject of risk and reliability in both practical and research terms Includes extensive use of case studies Presents topics not covered elsewhere--spatial variability and stochastic properties of geological materials No comparable texts available Practicing engineers will find this an essential resource as will graduates in geotechnical engineering programmes.
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Christian, John Thomas was born on November 2, 1936 in New York City. Son of Thomas Douglas and Evelyn Catherine (Maestri) Christian.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.
Assistant professor сivil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1966-1970;
associate professor сivil engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1970-1973;
consultant geotechnology division, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, 1973-1976;
construction engineering, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, 1976-1980;
senior construction engineering, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, 1980-1989;
vice president, Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation, Boston, since 1989;
executive vice president, Stone & Webster Advanced Systems Development Superior vena cava syndrome, Boston, 1989-1992. Member engineering accreditation committee Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology, New York City, since 1984, chairman 1990-1991. Member of advisory board seismic group Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, New York, Massachusetts Board Building Regulations and Standards, Boston.
Member visiting committee for сivil engineering U. N.H., Durham, PrincetonU., New Jersey, University Texas, Austin.
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Volunteer speaker Boston public schools, since 1986. Reader Recordings for the Blind, Cambridge, 1990-1997. Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1959-1963.
Honorary member American Society Civil Engineers, 2001 (chairman geotechnology engineering division 1985-1986, various committees). Member International Society Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Seismological Society of America, Association for Computing Machinery, Boston Society Civil Engineers (honorary member, Desmond Fitzgerald medal 1973, chairman computer group), National Academy of Engineering, 1999.
Married Lynda Ballou Gregorian, June 8, 1960. Children: Douglas Arthur, Shirin Lynda.